And he didn't like any of it.
He didn't know what had come into his wife but he was slowly losing her. It was too fast for him to do anything. There were still 2 years before the next election. It was his chance to go for a higher position. But if it didn't work well with his wife then it will hinder his political career. He was conflicted
Many may not know this but there were rumors since he started dating Evelyn about him doing it for power. No matter how sincere he was about her in his heart, to others he was a manipulator and ambitious.
Yes. It's true that was his move at first but things changed as he got to know her better. She wasn't a spoilt brad. She did everything on her own and liked it when she achieved her goal. The decision to stop her career to support him was contributed with the fact that his mother talked to Eve about being a housewife. He heard their conversation at one point but didn't interfere.